alcalde — meaning in English

English meaning

• mayor noun The elected head of a city, town or other municipality.
• provost noun A senior official who heads a university, college, or cathedral chapter.

Senses

alcalde is used for these senses in English:

• mayor (Ireland, rare, obsolete) A member of a city council.
• provost A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or (historical) the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or (by extension) other Continental European countries.

mayor — full definition

1. noun The elected head of a city, town or other municipality.
2. name A surname derived from the occupational or official title of mayor.

provost — full definition

1. noun A senior official who heads a university, college, or cathedral chapter.
2. noun A senior military police officer, as in "provost marshal."
3. noun Historically, a mayor or chief magistrate of a town, especially in Scotland.

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